For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 25, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Charles J. Swindells to be Ambassdor to New Zealand
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
Charles J. Swindells to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to New Zealand.
The President stated, "As a leader in the financial services industry
and a well respected community leader from the Pacific Northwest, Butch
Swindells will be an asset to the fine relationship between the United
States and New Zealand."
Swindells is the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the U.S. Trust
Company in Portland, Oregon. He was previously the Chairman
and CEO of Capital Trust Management Corporation and Managing Director
and Founder of Capital Trust Company. He served as one of
five members on the Oregon Investment Council, overseeing the Public
Employee Retirement Fund Investment Portfolio. He currently
serves as the Chairman of the Board of Lewis and Clark College and on
the boards of Portland State University's College of Urban and Public
Affairs Advisory Council, School of Engineering and Applied Science and
Center for Writing Excellence. Swindells is a trustee and
past Chairman of the Board of Oregon Public Broadcasting and is a
trustee for the Portland Art Museum. He is a graduate of
Lewis and Clark College.
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